Lion Reunites With Former Owners - Neatorama

Whitney Houston aside, I thought this was a pretty cool video.

If these people can raise a lion, surely I can convince my husband to let me own an anteater... although I'm not sure our dachshunds would be thrilled about that.

Link via CuteOverload

Here's a pic of Christian as a cub, and a link to the backstory.

http://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/14/the-lion-who-lived-in-a-london-apartment/

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I would love to know if John Rendall's book was ever completed.

This story never fails to bring a tear to my eye.

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Actually, I thought the music was super cheesy, yet fitting, hehe.

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That's amazing, though I think I'm a little sick. When the lion started jogging towards them I really expected them to get mauled and turn into lunch. Maybe someone can redo the video with a less than happy ending? :)

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After "He even introduced them to his wife", I was halfway expecting, "And then he invited them home 'for dinner'."

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This has good timing, I have been looking into volunteering at a Big Cat rescue/zoo near where I live.

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was it only me who was disturbed by the "gunshot" noise at 1:05

I thought it was all going to turn out to be a very bad, when a nervous gamewarden got an itchy trigger finger.

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seeen it a million times, but i always love it:]

sadly too, the man you see without the shirt on was head of the conservation area or something, and was killed by poachers one night :/

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I saw this about a month ago on snopes, and the reunion was synced up perfectly with Aerosmith's "Don't Wanna Miss A Thing". After about 20 views when showing it to friends, it still makes me misty. Cats Rule.

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Heh, I'm not even a cat person but this video always chokes me the heck up, every time I've seen it ...

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I saw the same version as Johnny. The lion prefers the blonde guy.

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True, JC.

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Surely this video has to be available somewhere without sappy, insipid music?

Because it's worth seeing, but without exposing oneself to Wailing Whitney or the lowest-common-denominator songsmithing of Diane Warren.

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